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Twelve
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Jasper Kent |
Melding the supernatural and the historical, a thrilling novel of vampires in the Napoleonic warsZmyeevich had remained standing and now began to speak in very precise, but very formal and strangely … |
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Pryde And The Infernal Device
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Malcolm Archibald |
"1805. England is in the midst of her war with France. Matthew Pryde, engineer at a coal mine in Kent, is regarded as the perfect 'spy' to send across the English Channel to investigate rumours that … |
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Rebellion
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James McGee |
October, 1812. Britain and France are still at war when Bow Street Runner and former private investigator Matthew Hawkwood, now of the British Secret Service, joins a colleague in Paris on a special … |
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The Sage of Waterloo
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Leona Francombe |
"On June 17, 1815, the Duke of Wellington amassed his troops at Hougoumont, an ancient farmstead not far from Waterloo. The next day, the French attacked--the first shots of the Battle of Waterloo--s… |
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Through Russian Snows
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G. A. Henty |
Henty gives us two brothers as heroes, Frank and Julian Wyatt from Weymouth. Julian, through some fault of his own, is carried to France by smugglers and ends up in a French prison. Given the opportu… |
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Hornblower & the Crisis
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C. S. Forester |
The final Horatio Hornblower story tells of Napoleon's plans to invade England ... Set in 1805, Hornblower and the Crisis finds Horatio Hornblower in possession of confidential dispatches from Bonapa… |
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The gun
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C. S. Forester |
A gripping story of Spanish resistance to Napoleonic France. Told by a young man who follows various charismatic and ruthless leaders as the 'wife' of a massive gun.
[Dramatised][1] by the BBC. A … |
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Miss Jacobson's Journey (Rothschild Trilogy #1)
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Carola Dunn |
Having refused the man her parents chose, Miriam Jacobson finds herself smuggling gold across Napoleon's France to Wellington in Spain, accompanied by two attractive men, both of whom detest her -- a… |
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The three emperors
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Dietrich, William |
Having quick-wittedly survived the battle of Trafalgar, Ethan is rushing to rescue 'Egyptian priestess' Astiza and son Harry from imprisonment by a ruthless mystic who seeks revenge for disfigurement… |
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Kydd
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Julian Stockwin |
1803. Commander Kydd is about to discover that the most dangerous waters can be the closest to home. Tensions are escalating again between England and France. While the Royal Navy launches reconnaiss… |
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Sharpe's Fury
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Bernard Cornwell |
For more than twenty years, Richard Sharpe, the brave and dashing officer who rose from rags on the street to a commission in his majesty's army, has been thrilling audiences on both the page and on … |
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Sharpe's Trafalgar
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Bernard Cornwell |
PerfectBound e-book exclusive extra: "Sharpe's Skirmish: Richard Sharpe and The Defence of Tormes, August 1812," a short story.Sharpe's Trafalgar is a dazzling nautical adventure that finds ensign Ri… |
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Sharpe's siege
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Bernard Cornwell,Frederick Davidson |
The war against france and Napoleon continues Wellington ready to launch an ultimate attack, but he must keep powerful french forces from pressing his flank and Sharpe ends up in the middle of a subt… |
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Sharpe's gold
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Bernard Cornwell,Frederick Davidson |
Bold, professional, ruthless - hero and man of actionThe stench was thick by the hermitage and buzzing with flies, and Sharpe paused by the steps.There was almost a reluctance to go inside, not just … |
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Captain Kilburnie
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William P. Mack |
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The Seduction of the Crimson Rose
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Lauren Willig |
"Pride and Prejudice lives on," (USA Today) "a fun and zany time warp," (New York Daily News) "history textbook meets Bridget Jones" (Marie Claire): Readers and reviewers alike praise Lauren Willig's… |
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Victory of eagles
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Naomi Novik |
Naomi Novik's triumphant debut, His Majesty's Dragon, introduced a dynamic new pair of heroes to the annals of fantasy fiction: the noble fighting dragon Temeraire and his master and commander, Capt.… |
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His Majesty's Dragon
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Naomi Novik |
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fight… |
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The Free Fishers
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John Buchan |
Set in a bleak Yorkshire hamlet, this is a tale of treason and romance. Anthony Lammas, Professor of Logic at St Andrews University, becomes entangled in a web of intrigue that threatens the country.… |
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Ramage's signal
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Dudley Pope |
The Calypso and her captain, Lord Nicholas Ramage, venture further into the French-dominated waters of the Mediterranean on an Admiralty mission to sink, burn, and destroy. Aiming to confuse and dist… |
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